Best Lesson I've seen for this song. The play along is SOOOOO helpful with the sequence and timing. This is one of many lessons by Shane that I have viewed to learn songs and techniques. Thank You and keep them coming.
Most accurate lesson I've found yet for the way Greg plays the song. Good job! You're the only one that correctly included the correct sus chords!! Thank you so much! Please remember that any chord showing /E is called "over E" such as F#m/E is F sharp minor over E. It's absolutely correct that that /E means with the E as the bass note!
I love this style of lesson with the drum machine/play along while you call out the chords and have the song segment posted on the video screen. It really helps to learn it faster and more accurately. Thanks a bunch, Shane!
I have been away on vaca, but I missed your teaching. Ty 4 playing my same Taylor814ce. It's my caddilac of 9 guitars. Listen to this guy, he is great.
oh wow, I cannot tell you how excited I was to see this one in your vast catalogue. I love the chords used in this one. The play-alongs are such fun, I think you're the only person on TH-cam that does this. Thank you for a great lesson. Best wishes from the UK.
Just ran across you for the first time. Love playing acoustic. I found you very informative and easy to follow along. Thanks. Will be watching more of you're videos in the near future. Right now, I'm going to learn Melissa. I've always loved this song.
same here...trying to learn this beautiful song....I live in the Sarasota area, Dickie's hometown....RIP to that talented man....Blue Sky is my favorite Dickey/Allmans song, but this one is right up there......great tutorial...thanks!
After years of trying to sort through youtube help, I have settled on a system of using 3 or 4 different coaches for each song. You are now a certainty to make the cut. THANKS!
Great little tutorial…. I have been working on this for a month now and came across this. That little 3 not #M you use in F and g I discovered last year and it has made a difference.. I have arthritis in my left hand thumb and find it hard to repeat "barr" chords through a song.. the original version of this that I found did not have the /E. added in and also your BM I like also.. Because of the arthritis I tend to " shorten " all chords that "should be" played as a full barr chord. This position you are using does not work for each and every fret as you work your way up the neck but does work for most…. Im 70, so this is not only a love of music but an attempt to keep my hands moving. I started focusing on Fingerpicking in the last two years and find this same pattern for this song.. works very well in a fingerpicking format. I have loved this song since it first came out. It really is a great piece of music.. thanks for this.. your the only other person I have seen besides Bob dylan who uses this 3 note movable chord pattern.. Im working on a two guitar version of this song and thats how I started looking again…………. one strumming and one fingerpicking.. Im hoping it will sound great. LOL.. ONce again.. thanks very much. love this video.
I would like to thank you for your element lessons I've learned many songs through your lessons once again your through in every way thank you and I'm looking for more guitar lessons.
Thank you Ed - I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. My very best to you and I hope you're having fun with it. Glad to have you here with us! Shane
Never had a thing for men (still don't) BUT, I think I love you. After first stumbling onto your If You Could Read My Mind lesson (after watching the Rick Beato "What Makes This Song Great video), then this, I can see that you really do have a knack for being concise, and you really get the student moving right along. Now that I've subscribed to your channel I am looking to so much more from you. Thanks for sharing the love!
Awesome cover, thank you! It's great how you include strumming guidance plus chord theory details on bass note guidance for chord definitions. The playing insights for variations and where you can make it yours is very nice too. Hats off!
Hi Keith - it’s there for sure. There are always two separate posts per song - one has the video and the other has the Songsheets. Look for a post dated the same day. It will have the sheets in pdf. Cheers! Shane
Another way to play this chord progression, which I find easier, is to finger the E with middle/ring/pinky, and that way the ring and pinky never move between strings, just up/down frets. Just switch the finger on the B string between index and middle as you move the pattern up/down. Great lesson regardless; this is just a suggestion.
I personally find it easier to chord the E shape with index/ring/pinkie fingers. My fingers are fairly short and the stretch is easier this way, at least form me.
Hi Shane! Your old student Melissa's brother. We recorded a song with you once and I am looking forward to learning how to play this song for Melly! Love keeping up with your videos.
The Taylor sounds enormously spectacularly warm, but the yellow smiley cup in the background might be an issue of the schema. Thanks for introducing a new language and the valuable insight to strumming a never-aging classic.
Great lesson Shane! One of the few songs that I can half ass play. I believe that Greg was 16 when he wrote that song. The story goes that he was out late shopping at a local grocery store and some lady was chasing her child around yelling "Melissa" the whole time. As soon as he got home, he proceeded to write the song and melodies on the guitar. Amazing musical genius for sure. Thanks for the lesson and hope that you are doing well! 👍👍😉😉🎸🎸🎸🎸
That's a great story Steve - thank you! It's always fun to know the circumstances behind the song. Best to you and I hope you're doing well. Cheers! Shane
Not True,Greg wrote the song and it took him a long time to find the right name to use in the song then one day at a grocery store he heard a lady calling her kid who’s name was Melissa and he said he knew that was the name for the song. I heard This straight from Greg’s mouth in a interview he did.
Actually Greg had been working on this song and couldn't figure out the right name until a grocery store visit . there was a woman yelling for her daughter sweet Melissa ....Bingo !
Nice breakdown, Shane. Agreed that when players slow too much during demo instruction, one can feel/get sidetracked. Can't wait to play this for my older siblings of about 60 yrs young. A classic all know and love. One note: you display the name of the chord, and I think it'd be helpful to display a small graphic of the tab beneath listed chords. Multiple camera angles are helpful, thank you. Keep up the greatly, and gratefully simplified instructions. God bless. 🙏
Great lesson again - always enjoying your lessons. Your play-alongs are really great., So much better to bring a song ‘alive’ during a play-along and improves confidence that you can keep up while playing a song. Your teaching style is great. Always try to teach to stay relax while playing and even when you miss a chord - don’t panic. Perfect is the enemy of good. I like your beat box - what type of device it it. It helps keeping the rhythm if you play on your own.
Thanks Ben - much appreciated - I hope you have fun with it and I really appreciate all of your kind words. The drum machine is a pedal called 'BeatBuddy' - I love it. Best to you, Shane
Really enjoyed this. Have been playing it for awhile albeit with more ambitious chord voicing. Like your selection a whole lot better. Now to relearn. 😎
Excellent lesson. I've seen this song demonstrated WRONG by some of the better known instructors on TH-cam. Thanks for clarifying the chords and for the play along.
I suck at guitar. The more I practice, the more I think and wonder how guys like you get or got so good. Practice, Practice, Practice.......................so our parents used to say. In grade school there was only right handed scissors. I did not realize it at the time that there was a difference between rt handed and lft hand scissors. Just tried to make the best of what I had. I think the term back then was a slow leaner. Some things in life just don't work like Rt. handed scissors for left handed people. Life goes on. One day, my dream comes true. I am gifted a guitar by my parents. Yeh!!!!!! I was so happy that I told my parents I would never ask for anything again. I never caught on to it. It seemed to come like ease to my classmates in 9th grade. I was so frustrated in trying to memorize the cords. I was left handed and given right handed stringed guitar. I gave up. Things did not make sense to me between my hands and brain in addition to reading music. Nevertheless, my love for music never died. I am an old man now and my love for music and guitar has never died. The way you teach and call out the cords is original. There are many people in the world like me who do not know if we are left handed or right handed when it comes to reading, writing and playing music. Your touched my heart, my sole, my hands, my ears, and many years of frustrations when you called out the cords and explained things in simplified terms. Thank you so very much for making my left brain/right brain and fingers work together in this video. Thank you You Tube for introducing me to this man to the world. He is a great teacher without a doubt.
Thanks for putting this up. I'd been watching several other videos, and each had their own take, but the chords in the 2nd phrase never sounded quite right. Something was missing. Then I ran across your video, and it's the first one that really sounds like the way it was recorded. Thanks.
Always played Cmaj7 and then B as the final chords in line 5. This version sounds great and reading the comments, may be more accurate to the way Greg played it. Thank you very much as always.
Another classic song that seems to have a similar chord structure is "Make It With You" by Bread. But you would know for sure. I think they both came out in 1970. I wonder if either band was influenced by the other's song?
i like how you call out the chord changes as you go along. the guy who taught me how to play 25 years ago used to do that with me. Id lose the drum machine tho.
I've been playing Melissa since it 1st came our. I'm 68. I also played some songs by Bread from the '70s. I'm NOT saying one was influenced by the other but the overall feel is the same. Of course Melissa shortly goes in a different direction ( after 4 bars) plus the bridge. I've not played Make it With You I'm years since I can't speak the the specific chords as I don't even remember what key it's in. I think Gregg Allman started this song back in The Hourglass days but was stuck on the final "punchline". He heard a Hispanic woman in Fla. calling to her daughter Melissa and thought "that's it" ! He profusely thanked the woman but she had no clue as to what he was talking about. Steve Alimo at one point partially owned the song as he 1st published it.
Hey Shane, I continue to enjoy your posts. I have a request.... you use the beat buddy and have encouraged us to consider it as well. Could you do a video on how to hook it up, how to program it and how to use it? Never underestimate the technical incompetence of some of your fans! Cheers, Ken
Recent subscriber here. I love your teaching style and appreciate the play along at the end of lesson for one of my favorite songs. So much fun! Out of curiosity, what strings are you using on your Taylor? Nice sounding guitar. Look forward to your next lesson.
Thanks for that Lily - so glad you are enjoying. I use Elixir HD Light strings. Apparently they were developed with Taylor specifically for the 814CE. They're a hybrid of Medium and Light strings. I love them. Cheers! Shane
Thanks for this, it's been on my "want to learn" list for some time. Could you do a video on "Rosewood Bitters" by Michael Stanley? No one seems to have broken that down yet. It seems relatively easy, but he plays some interesting chords I don't recognize. Thanks! 👍👍👍😏😏😏
Excellent lesson as usual. Can't tell exactly what you're doing after the two A's in the bridge, but many many thanks regardless. The third verse is a super improvement over what I've been doing.
@@GuitarAtWork Thank You from Mississauga . My favourite guitarists are : Robin Trower , Jimi Hendrix , Yngwie Malmsteen , Gypsy Kings , Eric Clapton .
Thanks for that - so glad you enjoy and benefit, I always have fun making these videos. Fun to hear from people who enjoy. It’s a Taylor 814CE (2019). Cheers, Shane
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The most beautiful acoustic sounding song ever written.
A great one for sure Mark. Cheers Shane
Have a listen to Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention “Who knows where the time goes”.
Best Lesson I've seen for this song. The play along is SOOOOO helpful with the sequence and timing. This is one of many lessons by Shane that I have viewed to learn songs and techniques. Thank You and keep them coming.
Thank you George! Greatly appreciated - cheers, Shane
Most accurate lesson I've found yet for the way Greg plays the song. Good job! You're the only one that correctly included the correct sus chords!! Thank you so much! Please remember that any chord showing /E is called "over E" such as F#m/E is F sharp minor over E. It's absolutely correct that that /E means with the E as the bass note!
Thank you Chip - glad to have you here lad! Shane
I love this style of lesson with the drum machine/play along while you call out the chords and have the song segment posted on the video screen. It really helps to learn it faster and more accurately. Thanks a bunch, Shane!
Thank you Jade - I really appreciate the feedback - it really helps me. My very best to you and hope you are having fun with it. Cheers!
Shane
Shane you really are such a great teacher. You bring such passion and fun to your instruction.
A big thank you Jana - such a great comment to receive. My best to you! Shane
I have been away on vaca, but I missed your teaching. Ty 4 playing my same Taylor814ce. It's my caddilac of 9 guitars. Listen to this guy, he is great.
Thank you Dan - my best to you! Shane
Thanks Shane, great job on this ,best on youtube...playalong is fantastic,thanks for your time in showing this Shane.
Been playing this song for 30+ years and see I’ve been playing a couple chords a little wrong. Never too old to learn.
Thanks Frank - best to you, Shane
I always enjoy your videos and lessons. Your song selection is very good and I’ve learned numerous songs from you as a result. Thank you.
Thanks Geremy - such a great message to receive - greatly appreciated and I am very glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Great playing tips and clear instruction on strum patern and positioning. Thanks
if everyone had the passion you teach us about playing...there would be peace in the world...thank you
If everyone had a passion for intellectual curiosity and learning, there would be peace in the world.
Many thanks Shane. Great song. You found your calling. Your a great instructor. Thank you.
Thank you Mark - much appreciated. Best to you, Shane
Great job of explaining. Love the song. My girl is Melissa now I can play to her like a rock star. Lol. Thanks again great job.
Thank you Eugene - that's fabulous! Shane
Thanks Shane. This song gave me the inspiration to name my daughter Melissa. She’s a clinical pharmacist at a large hospital now.
oh wow, I cannot tell you how excited I was to see this one in your vast catalogue. I love the chords used in this one. The play-alongs are such fun, I think you're the only person on TH-cam that does this. Thank you for a great lesson. Best wishes from the UK.
Thank you - very glad you’re enjoying. My best to you! Shane
Awesome. I love the Allman Brothers. Getting my guitar out now. This will be a fun one to play. Thanks
Thank you Ray - my best to you and glad to have you here with us, Shane
Beautiful song really love the instructions great job.
Thank you, David - very glad you enjoyed. I appreciate you being here and have fun with it. Shane.
Cheers! You're a marvelous teacher.
Thank you Genco - I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here with us! Shane
Just started checking this man out. Incredible ! I am all in for learning by him. Thx Shane.
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LOVE this song! Never played it until today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Play-along is great and much appreciated!
Thanks for that - really great to hear from you - keep rockin and hope you are having fun. Shane
Dude! I so appreciate your expidious delivery. I have always loved the chord sounds in this song. Still have a fond memory of Betts leads.
Thank you Robert - so glad you enjoyed. Hope you are having fun with it and glad to have you here with us. Cheers,
Shane
Best Lesson by Far, and I've seen a boatload of them.., Great Explanation of Strum Rudiments etc..Thank You Sir!
Thanks for that - very glad you enjoyed. Happy to have you with us. Cheers, Shane
Your amazing! Love the energy level. Lesson hit the bullseye! Play along is fun. You nailed it!
Thanks David - So great to hear that - always fun to make these videos and it's so nice to hear from people enjoying them. Cheers!
Shane
I like the way you explained the a minor slide up . Makes it easier to understand for many beginners .
Thank you Sam - I appreciate the feedback. Cheers, Shane
Just ran across you for the first time. Love playing acoustic. I found you very informative and easy to follow along. Thanks. Will be watching more of you're videos in the near future. Right now, I'm going to learn Melissa. I've always loved this song.
I have been working on this all week, then I learn that Dickie passed. The big jam in the sky got another one. R.I.P. brother!
Thanks Wally - absolutely. Shane
same here...trying to learn this beautiful song....I live in the Sarasota area, Dickie's hometown....RIP to that talented man....Blue Sky is my favorite Dickey/Allmans song, but this one is right up there......great tutorial...thanks!
@@pablow5259 thank You Pablo - best to you. Shane
Many thanks for this... A favorite song of mine, always wanted to play it, now I'm on my way.... Like your teaching style...
I like using my same three fingers for the 1st three chords. Much easier transition!
You can do that for sure. Thanks! Shane
After years of trying to sort through youtube help, I have settled on a system of using 3 or 4 different coaches for each song. You are now a certainty to make the cut. THANKS!
Great little tutorial…. I have been working on this for a month now and came across this. That little 3 not #M you use in F and g I discovered last year and it has made a difference.. I have arthritis in my left hand thumb and find it hard to repeat "barr" chords through a song.. the original version of this that I found did not have the /E. added in and also your BM I like also.. Because of the arthritis I tend to " shorten " all chords that "should be" played as a full barr chord. This position you are using does not work for each and every fret as you work your way up the neck but does work for most…. Im 70, so this is not only a love of music but an attempt to keep my hands moving. I started focusing on Fingerpicking in the last two years and find this same pattern for this song.. works very well in a fingerpicking format. I have loved this song since it first came out. It really is a great piece of music.. thanks for this.. your the only other person I have seen besides Bob dylan who uses this 3 note movable chord pattern.. Im working on a two guitar version of this song and thats how I started looking again…………. one strumming and one fingerpicking.. Im hoping it will sound great. LOL.. ONce again.. thanks very much. love this video.
Thank you Mike - very glad to hear it has helped you. Glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
I would like to thank you for your element lessons I've learned many songs through your lessons once again your through in every way thank you and I'm looking for more guitar lessons.
Thank you Ed - I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. My very best to you and I hope you're having fun with it. Glad to have you here with us! Shane
Never had a thing for men (still don't) BUT, I think I love you. After first stumbling onto your If You Could Read My Mind lesson (after watching the Rick Beato "What Makes This Song Great video), then this, I can see that you really do have a knack for being concise, and you really get the student moving right along. Now that I've subscribed to your channel I am looking to so much more from you. Thanks for sharing the love!
Awesome cover, thank you! It's great how you include strumming guidance plus chord theory details on bass note guidance for chord definitions. The playing insights for variations and where you can make it yours is very nice too. Hats off!
Real nice recovery at 15:10! Love your videos, they have really been helpful in my journey of learning the guitar….
Thanks for that - my best to you, Shane
Ok this is one of my favourites, glad you did it. Loved it so much I signed up! Thanks Shane.
Thanks Gilles, cheers! Shane
Been wanting to learn this for awhile now. I really like your teaching style. Teaching it in segments really makes a difference.
Much appreciated!
Where do es make a song request?
Thanks Tony - Cheers! Shane
You can make a request here. Cheers! Shane
I can't seem to locate this when I go to your Patreon page
Hi Keith - it’s there for sure. There are always two separate posts per song - one has the video and the other has the Songsheets. Look for a post dated the same day. It will have the sheets in pdf. Cheers!
Shane
Another great lesson Shane! Keep 'em coming!!
Thanks Matt - hope you two are safe and well there. Cheers!
Shane
Thanks for this lesson Shane. Love the chord voicings. Inspired me to get out my acoustic and even change the strings!
Thanks Jazzman! Much appreciated. Hope you’re having a great summer. Cheers! Shane
Another way to play this chord progression, which I find easier, is to finger the E with middle/ring/pinky, and that way the ring and pinky never move between strings, just up/down frets. Just switch the finger on the B string between index and middle as you move the pattern up/down. Great lesson regardless; this is just a suggestion.
I totally agree - it certainly can be done that way. Cheers!
Shane
I don’t use my middle finger at all. I’ve found it easier to just my index, ring and pinky and slide the down the strings as I move down the chords.
I personally find it easier to chord the E shape with index/ring/pinkie fingers. My fingers are fairly short and the stretch is easier this way, at least form me.
Ive been looking at 3diff videos,I found Marty music version suited me best
I'm a new subscriber and I'm loving the lessons! You're an excellent teacher! Thank you!!
Welcome!
This has to be one of the happiest guys in the world !!
Ha! Thank you Tbone - glad to have you here. Shane
Hi Shane! Your old student Melissa's brother. We recorded a song with you once and I am looking forward to learning how to play this song for Melly! Love keeping up with your videos.
Thanks Tom! Great to hear from you and hope you’re doing well. Cheers! Shane
Shane, what a great teaching style you have. I look forward to your posts.
kevin O'Rourke
Thanks Kevin - such a great message to receive. Very encouraging - glad you are here! Shane
Fantastic lesson. Thanks for making this video.
Thank you, STEVE. Very glad you enjoyed Shane.
Nice to see a real teacher on line . Great job 👍
Thank you Dorothy - much appreciated! Glad to have you here. Shane
The Taylor sounds enormously spectacularly warm, but the yellow smiley cup in the background might be an issue of the schema. Thanks for introducing a new language and the valuable insight to strumming a never-aging classic.
Thanks for that - hope you're having fun with it. Glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
Great lesson Shane! One of the few songs that I can half ass play. I believe that Greg was 16 when he wrote that song. The story goes that he was out late shopping at a local grocery store and some lady was chasing her child around yelling "Melissa" the whole time. As soon as he got home, he proceeded to write the song and melodies on the guitar. Amazing musical genius for sure. Thanks for the lesson and hope that you are doing well! 👍👍😉😉🎸🎸🎸🎸
That's a great story Steve - thank you! It's always fun to know the circumstances behind the song. Best to you and I hope you're doing well. Cheers!
Shane
Not True,Greg wrote the song and it took him a long time to find the right name to use in the song then one day at a grocery store he heard a lady calling her kid who’s name was Melissa and he said he knew that was the name for the song. I heard This straight from Greg’s mouth in a interview he did.
Actually Greg had been working on this song and couldn't figure out the right name until a grocery store visit . there was a woman yelling for her daughter sweet Melissa ....Bingo !
Nice breakdown, Shane. Agreed that when players slow too much during demo instruction, one can feel/get sidetracked. Can't wait to play this for my older siblings of about 60 yrs young. A classic all know and love. One note: you display the name of the chord, and I think it'd be helpful to display a small graphic of the tab beneath listed chords. Multiple camera angles are helpful, thank you.
Keep up the greatly, and gratefully simplified instructions. God bless. 🙏
Thanks Nicky - great suggestions for sure. Hope you're having fun with it. Cheers,
Shane
Thank you Shane, absolutely a great classic tune 👍😁
Thanks Marcel - always good to hear from you. Cheers!
Shane
Great lesson again - always enjoying your lessons. Your play-alongs are really great., So much better to bring a song ‘alive’ during a play-along and improves confidence that you can keep up while playing a song. Your teaching style is great. Always try to teach to stay relax while playing and even when you miss a chord - don’t panic. Perfect is the enemy of good. I like your beat box - what type of device it it. It helps keeping the rhythm if you play on your own.
Thanks Ben - much appreciated - I hope you have fun with it and I really appreciate all of your kind words. The drum machine is a pedal called 'BeatBuddy' - I love it. Best to you, Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Gotta get me a Buddy!
They're really great for sure Nicky. Cheers,
Shane
Wow.. Another down to earth teacher ..
Absolutely wonderful Lesson and Song, Cheers from Munich :)
Shane, I appreciate the Beat Buddy bpm you give us but anyway you can also mention the genre you using?
Nice smooth playing Shane
Thank you John - good to hear from you man! Hope all is well there - great summer here so far. Cheers! Shane
Shaaaaaane! Love this song and these videos. Your vid's n song choices remind me over n over that I really should go buy a guitar ;)
Thanks Dave - great to hear from you. Let’s catch up one of these days. Cheers!
Shane
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Brilliant song from the Allman brothers 👍🏽✌🏼
Really enjoyed this. Have been playing it for awhile albeit with more ambitious chord voicing. Like your selection a whole lot better. Now to relearn. 😎
Thanks Neil - hope you have fun with it! Shane
Excellent lesson. I've seen this song demonstrated WRONG by some of the better known instructors on TH-cam. Thanks for clarifying the chords and for the play along.
Thank you Russell - much appreciated. Glad to have you here with us, Shane
you are a fantastic teacher, thank you! :)
Thank you Rocky - so great to get a comment like that. My best to you! Shane
Another great guitar lesson. Thank you so much!
Thank you Benni - all the best with it and very happy to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
I just stumbled in on your video, liked it a lot so I subscribed. Nicely taught,thank you.
I suck at guitar. The more I practice, the more I think and wonder how guys like you get or got so good. Practice, Practice, Practice.......................so our parents used to say. In grade school there was only right handed scissors. I did not realize it at the time that there was a difference between rt handed and lft hand scissors. Just tried to make the best of what I had. I think the term back then was a slow leaner. Some things in life just don't work like Rt. handed scissors for left handed people. Life goes on. One day, my dream comes true. I am gifted a guitar by my parents. Yeh!!!!!! I was so happy that I told my parents I would never ask for anything again. I never caught on to it. It seemed to come like ease to my classmates in 9th grade. I was so frustrated in trying to memorize the cords. I was left handed and given right handed stringed guitar. I gave up. Things did not make sense to me between my hands and brain in addition to reading music. Nevertheless, my love for music never died. I am an old man now and my love for music and guitar has never died. The way you teach and call out the cords is original. There are many people in the world like me who do not know if we are left handed or right handed when it comes to reading, writing and playing music. Your touched my heart, my sole, my hands, my ears, and many years of frustrations when you called out the cords and explained things in simplified terms. Thank you so very much for making my left brain/right brain and fingers work together in this video. Thank you You Tube for introducing me to this man to the world. He is a great teacher without a doubt.
Thank you Shane i Would have never made it through quarantine with out your videos🌺
Thank you Kyla - so great to hear from you. I hope you are well as can be and that things get back to normal soon! Cheers,
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork yes me to hope you are well as well🎆🏙
What a great player & teacher!!@
Thank you John - so great to get a comment like yours. My very best to you and hope you have fun with it. Cheers!
Shane
Very nice and your method is great!!
Thanks Walther - cheers! Shane
Luv u man. You really have helped me go to the next level with your videos. U da man, best guitar player on U tube. Ty
No stopping , love it 💫
Thanks for that - my best to you! Shane
Just love these play along... awesome simply awesome
Thank you so much for the awesome lesson! Great teacher.. so relaxed. Aloha 🤙
Aloha! Thank you so much. My best to you. Shane
Another great lesson!! Thank you sir!!
Thank you Marty - my best to you - I really appreciate the encouragement - means a lot. Cheers, Shane
this was has been on my list for awhile, thx for getting me there
Thanks for putting this up. I'd been watching several other videos, and each had their own take, but the chords in the 2nd phrase never sounded quite right. Something was missing. Then I ran across your video, and it's the first one that really sounds like the way it was recorded. Thanks.
Thanks for the lesson, love this song. Wokachinken for the win!!
Ha! Thanks Gord - all the best with it. Cheers,
Shane
Always played Cmaj7 and then B as the final chords in line 5. This version sounds great and reading the comments, may be more accurate to the way Greg played it. Thank you very much as always.
Thanks for that - cheers! Shane
Soooo easy to listen to and follow!!
Thank you Kurt. Cheers! Shane
Hey thanks for your videos always enjoy 😊
Thanks Bucky - my best to you, Shane
I love it...but dude, are you ever getting back to teaching??? The last time we met was March...missing lessons with you!!!
CJ - I miss you too! I'll be back at it in the fall - will be fun to get rolling with you again. Cheers!
Shane
Nice, that’s a great sounding song! 🇨🇦
Thank you Glen - Best to you! Shane
Another classic song that seems to have a similar chord structure is "Make It With You" by Bread. But you would know for sure. I think they both came out in 1970. I wonder if either band was influenced by the other's song?
i like how you call out the chord changes as you go along. the guy who taught me how to play 25 years ago used to do that with me. Id lose the drum machine tho.
Thanks Pedro - glad it's working for you - can't agree with you about the drum machine though - it's an amazing practice tool. Cheers! Shane
I've been playing Melissa since it 1st came our. I'm 68. I also played some songs by Bread from the '70s. I'm NOT saying one was influenced by the other but the overall feel is the same. Of course Melissa shortly goes in a different direction ( after 4 bars) plus the bridge. I've not played Make it With You I'm years since I can't speak the the specific chords as I don't even remember what key it's in. I think Gregg Allman started this song back in The Hourglass days but was stuck on the final "punchline". He heard a Hispanic woman in Fla. calling to her daughter Melissa and thought "that's it" ! He profusely thanked the woman but she had no clue as to what he was talking about. Steve Alimo at one point partially owned the song as he 1st published it.
Hey Shane, I continue to enjoy your posts. I have a request.... you use the beat buddy and have encouraged us to consider it as well. Could you do a video on how to hook it up, how to program it and how to use it? Never underestimate the technical incompetence of some of your fans! Cheers, Ken
Thanks Ken - great to hear from you and really good suggestion. My best to you there! Shane
Recent subscriber here. I love your teaching style and appreciate the play along at the end of lesson for one of my favorite songs. So much fun! Out of curiosity, what strings are you using on your Taylor? Nice sounding guitar. Look forward to your next lesson.
Thanks for that Lily - so glad you are enjoying. I use Elixir HD Light strings. Apparently they were developed with Taylor specifically for the 814CE. They're a hybrid of Medium and Light strings. I love them. Cheers!
Shane
Great lesson, thanks Shane!
Thank you Brent - all the best to you and glad to have you here with us.
Shane
Your an awesome instructor 😎👍
Thank you Johnny - I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here. Shane
Top man, top teacher. Hope you're well dude
A big thank you Brendan - always good to hear from you. All is well as can be here. Having a great summer and hope you too! Shane
I like your energy!!
Great lesson, thanks!
Thanks for that - it's always fun to do these videos and I love to hear from people who are enjoying them. Cheers,
Shane
Thanks for this, it's been on my "want to learn" list for some time. Could you do a video on "Rosewood Bitters" by Michael Stanley? No one seems to have broken that down yet. It seems relatively easy, but he plays some interesting chords I don't recognize. Thanks! 👍👍👍😏😏😏
Love your lessons, Shane. Bsus4 tough with short pinky(:
You can do it James! Dig in man!
Shane
Great lesson! One of my favorite songs. Can you share what beatbuddy profile you use for the song?
Love it! Great job!
Thanks Real - all the best to you!
Shane
I have to try this
Stellar as usual 😎
Thank you L A - Happy to have you here and have fun with it. Shane
I enjoyed the lesson from the start but you really got me at the “walk a chicken”!!!
Thank you Tom! Shane
Excellent lesson as usual. Can't tell exactly what you're doing after the two A's in the bridge, but many many thanks regardless. The third verse is a super improvement over what I've been doing.
Thanks for that - great feedback. After the A in the bridge it heads to Bsus4 and C#m. Cheers, Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Well thank you good sir!
Very Nice ☮️🎼🎼🎼 What model of Taylor guitar are you playing . CYYZ . Thanks .
I believe it's a Taylor 814ce
It is indeed an 814CE - about four years old now. Cheers,
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Thank You from Mississauga . My favourite guitarists are : Robin Trower , Jimi Hendrix , Yngwie Malmsteen , Gypsy Kings , Eric Clapton .
great lesson!!
Thanks Ron, Shane
Thanks for the videos. Definitely inspiring confidence in my playing. Your guitar sounds beautiful. I can see that it’s a Taylor. What model is it?
Thanks for that - so glad you enjoy and benefit, I always have fun making these videos. Fun to hear from people who enjoy. It’s a Taylor 814CE (2019).
Cheers, Shane